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US 12,728,303 B2Granted
Aircraft oven with safety operation mode
AssigneeB/E Aerospace, Inc.
InventorManuel Perez Camacho
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Abstract
An aircraft oven is provided that includes an inner cavity configured to receive at least one hazardous item, an oven door. When the oven door is closed, the aircraft oven is configured to switch from a normal operation mode to a safety operation mode, in use.
Claims13
An aircraft oven comprising:
- an inner cavity configured to receive at least one hazardous item, the inner cavity surrounded by insulation on a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a rear side;
- an oven door;
- a vent hose disposed through at least one of the top side, the bottom side, the first lateral side, the second lateral side, and the rear side;
- and
- a control valve coupled to the vent hose;
- wherein, when the oven door is closed, the aircraft oven is configured to switch from a normal operation mode in which the aircraft oven is operable as an oven for cooking or warming of meals to a safety operation mode, in use,
- wherein, when the oven door is closed, an airtight seal is formed between the insulation and the oven door,
- wherein, when the aircraft oven is in the normal operation mode, the control valve is configured to allow a fluid flow through the vent hose and the control valve is operable to maintain the aircraft oven as operable as the oven for the cooking or the warming of meals, and
- wherein, when the aircraft oven is in the safety operation mode, the control valve is closed so as to prevent the fluid flow through the vent hose.
6 more elements
A method for switching an aircraft oven from a normal operation mode to a safety operation mode, the method comprising:
- opening an oven door;
- depositing at least one hazardous item within an inner cavity of the aircraft oven, the inner cavity surrounded by insulation on a top side, a bottom side, a first lateral side, a second lateral side, and a rear side, wherein a vent hose is disposed through at least one of the top side, the bottom side, the first lateral side, the second lateral side, and the rear side, and wherein a control valve is coupled to the vent hose;
- closing the oven door and locking the oven door;
- forming an airtight seal between the insulation and the oven door;
- activating a user interface to switch from a normal operation mode in which the aircraft oven is operable as an oven for cooking or warming of meals to a safety operation mode,
- wherein, when the aircraft oven is in the normal operation mode, the control valve is configured to allow a fluid flow through the vent hose and the control valve is operable to maintain the aircraft oven as operable as the oven for the cooking or the warming of meals, and
- wherein, when the aircraft oven is in the safety operation mode, the control valve is closed so as to prevent the fluid flow through the vent hose.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.